One hundred cases of abdominal-based free flaps in breast reconstruction. the impact of preoperative computed tomographic angiography

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1597-1601

  Ghattaura, A ^a   Henton, J ^a   Jallali, N ^a   Rajapakse, Y ^a   Savidge, C ^a   Allen, S ^a   Searle, A E ^a   Harris, P A ^a   James, S E ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast; CT angiography; DIEP flap; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HERNIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL;

EID: 77956666524     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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